Community news

January 25, 2018
BOSTON --- The groundbreaking for 46 low-income apartments in downtown Boston wasn’t just a chance to witness how seriously Greater Boston’s leadership views ending homelessness, but also an opportunity to note the efforts MHP has made to foster partnerships between developers and social service providers.

Rental Financing news

November 3, 2017
​HAVERHILL --- As if imitating the Planning Office for Urban Affairs’ skill at making challenging urban developments a reality, a fierce autumn storm that knocked down trees and left thousands in the Merrimack Valley without power cleared up just in time for the grand opening celebration of Harbor Place.

ONE Mortgage news

January 25, 2018
BOSTON --- In its ongoing effort to provide more opportunity for low- and moderate-income first-time home buyers, MHP’s ONE Mortgage Program has added five new lenders, raising its total of participating lenders to 42 across the Commonwealth.

The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP)

A statewide public nonprofit affordable housing organization that works in
concert with the Governor and the state Department of Housing and Community
Development (DHCD) to help increase the supply of affordable housing in
Massachusetts.

Here is Jesse Kanson-Benanav's presentation on how to get involved in local decisions that impact housing and affordable housing production through his experiences with A Better Cambridge and the Yes In My Backyard (YIMBY) movement in the Greater Boston area. Delivered to an audience of young professionals at an informational training "Why is Housing So Expensive," on Nov. 6, 2017 at District Hall, Boston. See also presentations by MHP's Center for Housing Data, planning expert Judi Barrett on zoning, and CHAPA's Eric Shupin on state priorities.

Here is Citizens' for Housing and Planning Association's Eric Shupin's presentation on how state legislative priorities on housing production and affordability. Delivered to an audience of young professionals at an informational training "Why is Housing So Expensive," on Nov. 6, 2017 at District Hall, Boston. See also presentations by MHP's Center for Housing Data, planning expert Judi Barrett on zoning, and Jesse Kanson-Benanav on getting involved at the grass roots level.

Here is planning and community development expert Judi Barrett's presentation on how zoning and local decisions impact housing production and affordability. Delivered to an audience of young professionals at an informational training "Why is Housing So Expensive," on Nov. 6, 2017 at District Hall, Boston. See also presentations by MHP's Center for Housing Data, CHAPA's Eric Shupin on state priorities, and Jesse Kanson-Benanav on getting involved at the grass roots level.